Val’s Crafty Corner: Let’s Play Animal Hospital

This idea for creative play is brought to you by Melissa & Doug, written by our Blog Ambassador Valerie Deneen.

Enjoy playing with the kids!-Valerie

Are your stuffed animal friends feeling a bit under the weather? Perhaps it’s time to open a pretend animal hospital!

We used a small folding table for exams. The living room sofa was turned into part of a waiting room and some hospital beds for our fuzzy friends. My daughter loved dressing up as a doctor with her Doctor Role Play Set from Melissa & Doug! It even comes with all the doctor tools included for plenty of imaginative playtime fun!

Our portable Melissa & Doug Scratch Art Light Table doubled as a fantastic way to view x-rays! My kids loved caring for their stuffed animals, and even gave the ones in the waiting room something to read to help pass the time.

A clipboard and some paper is great for keeping records of all the patients. Soon, our stuffed animals were feeling better and able to go home–thanks to such a great hospital team!